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Other 10/5/2007

John R. Raudenbush of Harrisburg, PA USA asks...

Comment:

You have missed a great opportunity to beat up on American High School rules, at least in Pennsylvania.

Requirements for High School Referees are: Score at least a 75% on the only test you ever have to take. Then atte...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/5/2007

franco of Bloomington, USA asks...

QUICK FREE KICKS

Do you ever ask other refs why they allow teams to infringe upon the 10yd rule as a way to slow down the quick kick instead of showing the a card to the offending side or players?

Here is another situation. Team...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/3/2007

Brian of Windham, NH USA asks...

I am a certified referee but I recently heard this rule:

A keeper can pick up the ball after it is deliberately passed to him by a teammate only if he is under pressure by a striker .

I've never heard of the last part of that, ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 10/3/2007

Ed King of Warren, PA Warren asks...

Does the Referee have the right to stop the soccer match and remove fans that do not disagree with the referee's calls? I heard of a high school soccer match that the parents of some soccer players were ask to leave because the referee seemed to be ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/1/2007

Richard Gramolini of Farmingville, NY United States asks...

In High School mechanics, If a player asks for ten yars folowing an awarded direct kick, is it correct to then walk off the ten yards and restart with a whistle? Or do you just direct them to move back until you decide it is approximately ten yards?...

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League Specific 9/27/2007

Rich Gregory of Champaign, IL USA asks...

I have had trouble getting clarification on the results of a red card in Illinois Boys High School Soccer.

What is the result of a straight red card for misconduct?

Is there a different result for a red card as a result of two y...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 9/27/2007

Soccer Coach of Guelph, Canada asks...

Last night during a high school soccer team a penalty shot was awarded to the visiting team. The player selected to take the shot let it rip and it hit the soccer goal post and bounced back to the player who took the penalty shot. He immediately kick...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/27/2007

Susan Coll of Norwood, PA USA asks...

In response...I was not saying that my son didn't deserve a red card. Whatever the ref decides in that regard is what my son must abide by. And he knows that as he carries a grade 8 referee license as well. He referees under FIFA rules and plays u...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/25/2007

Tim of Hastings, MI USA asks...

I was asked about a situation from another coach: a player in a high school game trapped a ball between his chin and chest. He continued down the field in this manner and either ran the ball across the goal line between the goalposts or dropped it s...

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League Specific 9/24/2007

Ryan Wimmer of Charlevoix, Michigan USA asks...

Can a high school referee add on time when three seconds are left on the clock if he thinks we were taking to long at the end of our game?...

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